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Multiple choice softskills communication

The longest word with only one vowel is strengths (9 letters), packing six consonant sounds into a single syllable.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Strengths' (9 letters) has only one vowel ('e') but contains six consonant sounds in a single syllable: s-t-r-e-ng-th-s. This is a remarkable linguistic feat - packing so many consonant sounds (str-ength-s) into one syllable. While some might argue about 'sounds' vs 'letters', the claim is about phonetic sounds packed into one syllable, making it phonetically accurate. The word ends in 'ths' which is a complex consonant cluster.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Dreamt and its derivatives are the only English words that end in mt

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Dreamt' and its derivatives (undreamt, daydreamt, redreamt, etc.) are indeed the only common English words ending with 'mt'. This is a unique orthographic pattern in English. While some very obscure or coined words might end in 'mt', 'dreamt' and its forms are the only standard, widely recognized English words with this ending. The past tense 'dreamt' (alternate to 'dreamed') is a standard irregular verb form.

Multiple choice softskills communication

"typewriter" is one of those many words which can be spelled solely with the top line of letters on a QWERTY keyboard

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Typewriter' can indeed be spelled using only letters from the top row of a QWERTY keyboard: t-y-p-e-w-r-i-t-e-r. All these letters (q, w, e, r, t, y, u, i, o, p) are on the top row. Other examples include 'proprietor', 'repertoire', 'perpetuity', and 'peppertree'. This is a well-known keyboard curiosity. The claim is true and easily verified by looking at the letter positions on a QWERTY keyboard.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

"Arre wahh" is famous for this person

  1. ajay

  2. vipin yadav

  3. vipin kumar

  4. rajiv
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This appears to be a localized or internal trivia question. Based on the provided data, Vipin Yadav is the individual associated with this catchphrase. Other options like Ajay or Rajiv are common names but do not carry this specific association in the context of the question.

Multiple choice softskills communication

To hold the fort

  1. Organize one`s own private affairs.

  2. To act as if you were at home.

  3. Something provided free by a business - especially in a bar or restaurant.

  4. To cope in an emergency, often by acting as a temporary substitute.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'To hold the fort' means to take charge and maintain control of a situation, especially temporarily while others are away or during an emergency. It comes from military imagery of soldiers defending a fortification. The correct meaning is to cope in an emergency or difficult situation by acting as a temporary substitute. It does not mean organizing private affairs (A), acting at home (B), or getting something free (C).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Lock the barn door after the horse has bolted

  1. To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late.

  2. To act as if you were at home.

  3. To become very angry, go into a rage.

  4. To waste time trying to do something with little or no success.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Lock the barn door after the horse has bolted' (also 'lock the stable door...') is a proverb about taking preventive measures too late - after the damage has already occurred or the opportunity lost. The horse has already escaped, so locking the door now is futile. It means being careful or trying to make something safe when it is already too late to prevent the negative outcome. It does not mean acting at home (B), becoming angry (C), or wasting time (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Like a ton of bricks

  1. To become very angry, go into a rage.

  2. To be affected strongly or forcefully by something

  3. To have daydreams.

  4. NA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This idiom describes being strongly impacted or stunned by something - like news hitting you with great force. Option A incorrectly limits the meaning to anger only. Option C is unrelated - daydreaming doesn't involve forceful impact.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Rome wasn't built in a day.

  1. To be in trouble.

  2. To act as if you were at home.

  3. It takes a long time to do an important job.

  4. NA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This proverb means important work takes time and patience - you can't rush significant achievements. Option A misinterprets it as trouble, while Option B is completely unrelated to time and building.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Bank on something /someone

  1. something or someone you can be sure of.

  2. To cause alot of applause or laughter.

  3. Something that is ordinary or usual.

  4. To become very angry, go into a rage.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To 'bank on' means to rely or depend confidently on someone or something - like a bank is a sure thing. Option B confuses this with bringing down the house. Option C is about something ordinary, not reliable.